New Zealand’s 2017 election results have left the country in a similar position to the first MMP election in 1996. Like that first MMP election, seasoned political actor Winston Peters once again holds the ‘balance of power’ in his niche position as ‘king-maker’. Like 1996, the two major fizzy drink […]

My masters thesis proved that once the financial crisis started, the US and UK financial authorities conspired/colluded with the major banks to steer the crisis along to a point where it would get so severe that their respective governments would believe they had no choice but to approve system-wide, tax-payer funded bailouts. […]